Genesis 6 · Verse 13

Genesis 6:13

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Genesis 6:13, King James Version

Genesis 6:13 in other translations

BSBThen God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
WEBGod said to Noah, “I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them and the earth.
ASVAnd God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
YLTAnd God said to Noah, ‘An end of all flesh hath come before Me, for the earth hath been full of violence from their presence; and lo, I am destroying them with the earth.
DARBYAnd God said to Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
BBEAnd God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come; the earth is full of their violent doings, and now I will put an end to them with the earth.
WebsterAnd God said to Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them: and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

What does Genesis 6:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. And God said unto Noah--How startling must have been the announcement of the threatened destruction! There was no outward indication of it. The course of nature and experience seemed against the probability of its occurrence. The public opinion of mankind would ridicule it. The whole world would be ranged against him. Yet, persuaded the communication was from God, through faith (He 11:7), he set about preparing the means for preserving himself and family from the impending calamity.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 I will destroy them with the earth - Not only the human race was to he destroyed, but all terrestrial animals, i.e. those which could not live in the waters. These must necessarily be destroyed when the whole surface of the earth was drowned. But destroying the earth may probably mean the alteration of its constitution. Dr. Woodward, in his natural history of the earth, has rendered it exceedingly probable that the whole terrestrial substance was amalgamated with the waters, after which the different materials of its composition settled in beds or strata according to their respective gravities. This theory, however, is disputed by others.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 6:12-21

God told Noah his purpose to destroy the wicked world by water. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, Psa 25:14. It is with all believers, enabling them to understand and apply the declarations and warnings of the written word. God chose to do it by a flood of waters, which should drown the world. As he chooses the rod with which he corrects his children, so he chooses the sword with which he cuts off…

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Genesis 6:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
לְנֹ֗חַle.No.achto NoahH5146
קֵ֤ץketz[the] end ofH7093
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
בָּשָׂר֙ba.SarfleshH1320
בָּ֣אba'[is] comingH935
לְפָנַ֔יle.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
מָלְאָ֥הmal.'Ah<it> is fullH4390
הָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
חָמָ֖סcha.MasviolenceH2555
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.Hem<from> because of themH6440
וְהִנְנִ֥יve.hi.Niand here [am] IH2005
מַשְׁחִיתָ֖םmash.chi.Tamabout to destroy themH7843
אֶת\־'et-withH854
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH776

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Cross references for Genesis 6:13

  • Hosea 4:1-2

    Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

  • 1 Peter 4:7

    But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

  • Genesis 6:11-12

    The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

  • Ezekiel 7:2-6

    Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land. Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations. And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. …

  • 2 Peter 3:6-7

    Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

  • 2 Peter 3:10-12

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

  • Amos 8:2

    And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.

  • Genesis 7:23

    And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

  • Genesis 6:4

    There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

  • Jeremiah 4:23-28

    I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger. …

  • Genesis 49:5

    Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.

  • Jeremiah 51:13

    O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The end.
Jer 51:13; Eze 7:2-6; Am 8:2; 1Pe 4:7
filled.
4,11,12; 49:5; Ho 4:1,2
and behold.
17
with. or, from.
7:23
the earth.
Jer 4:23-28; Heb 11:7; 2Pe 3:6,7,10-12

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Context

  • Genesis 6:12

    And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

  • Genesis 6:13

    And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

  • Genesis 6:14

    Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

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Genesis 6:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo Dios á Noé: El fin de toda carne ha venido delante de mí; porque la tierra está llena de violencia á causa de ellos; y he aquí que yo los destruiré con la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Dieu dit à Noé: La fin de toute chair est venue devant moi, car la terre est pleine de violence à cause d’eux; et voici, je vais les détruire avec la terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Gott sprach zu Noah: Das Ende alles Fleisches ist vor mich gekommen; denn die Erde ist voll Gewalttat durch sie; und siehe, ich will sie verderben mit der Erde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		dixit ad Noë: Finis universæ carnis venit coram me: repleta est terra iniquitate a facie eorum, et ego disperdam eos cum terra.